People from all walks of life were affected by the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Many people sickened or injured by the billowing dust clouds and debris flying through the air lived,…
Opposing points of view were published yesterday on BMJ.com regarding the significance of paying cash incentives to poor people with the expectation that they will make lifestyle changes and monitor their health more effectively when they know they will get…
As American senators angrily bickered across party lines last week, the bill that met with overwhelming approval in the US House of Representatives that would eliminate a 10% pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients has been shelved so senate…
Every doctor in the United States who works with Medicare patients is facing a 10% pay cut starting on July 1. On Tuesday, however, an overwhelming number of the members of the US House of Representatives voted on a bill…
The findings of an expansive study on healthcare costs conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers were released today, revealing the annual increase in the cost of health care is almost twice as high as the rise in the nation’s overall rate of inflation.
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Thomas Lutz was once a high-level executive at Health Visions Corp., a healthcare company based in the Philippines and doing business with the Pentagon. Now he is facing five years in prison for swindling $100 million from the US military’s…
If you spent 14% of your income, or $14 of every $100 you earn, trying to get your hands on that very same income, wouldn’t you want to find a way to reduce the cost of gaining possession of your…
Earlier today, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, expressed concerns about the staggering amount of money the US government is spending on health care and how current projections for growth in healthcare spending threaten the nation’s economic stability.
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Getting medical or dental care without coverage by an insurance provider can be pretty tricky these days. Long waits in overcrowded, uncomfortable waiting rooms are expected. Sometimes the wait can last days. Those are days spent off the job, not…
In 2006, the state of Massachusetts mandated health insurance coverage for all adults. Individual uninsured taxpayers would be fined for failure to comply. After one year of implementation, the law is considered a success by some although 5% of all…
